Details of A broad-scale long-term dataset of Sabellaria alveolata distribution and abundance curated through the REEHAB (REEf HABitat) Project
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Title of dataset | A broad-scale long-term dataset of Sabellaria alveolata distribution and abundance curated through the REEHAB (REEf HABitat) Project |
Narrative summary of dataset | Numerous reef-forming species have declined dramatically in the last century, many of which have been insufficiently documented due to anecdotal or hard-to-access information. One of them, the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata (L.) is a tube-building polychaete that can form large reefs, providing important ecosystem services such as coastal protection and habitat provision. It ranges from Scotland to Morocco, yet little is known about its distribution outside of the United Kingdom, where it is protected and where there is a strong heritage of natural history and sustained observations. As a result, online marine biodiversity information systems currently contain haphazardly distributed records of S. alveolata. One of the objectives of the REEHAB project (https://www.inaturalist.org/). 80% of these records were not previously referenced in any online information system. Additionally, historic field notebooks from Edouard Fischer-Piette and Gustave Gilson were scanned for S. alveolata information and manually entered. Each of the 21512 S. alveolata records were checked for spatial and taxonomic accuracy, particularly in the English Channel and the North Sea where incorrectly identified observations of intertidal Sabellaria spinulosa were recorded. A further 54 observations are recorded as ‘Sabellaria spp.’ as the available information did not allow for an identification to species level. Many sources reported abundances based on the semi-quantitative SACFOR scale whilst others simply noted its presence, and others still verified both its absence and presence. The result is a curated and comprehensive dataset spanning over two centuries on the past and present global distribution and abundance of S. alveolata. Sabellaria alveolata records projected onto a 50km grid. When SACFOR scale abundance scores were given to occurrence records, the highest abundance value per grid cell was retained. Image Reference: https://www.seanoe.org/data/00610/72164/illustrations/illustration-79.gif. Important Note: This submission has been initially submitted to SEA scieNtific Open data Edition (SEANOE) publication service and received the recorded DOI. The metadata elements have been further processed (refined) in EMODnet Ingestion Service in order to conform with the Data Submission Service specifications. |
Start date | 1821-01-01 |
End date | 2019-01-01 |
Responsible organisations
Country | France |
Organisation name | Ifremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea |
Role of organisation | Dataset Holding Organisation |
Country | France |
Organisation name | SEA scieNtific Open data Edition |
Role of organisation | Publisher |
How to cite | Curd Amelia, Cordier Celine, Firth Louise B., Bush Laura, Gruet Yves, Le Mao Patrick, Blaze Julie A., Board Callum, Bordeyne François, Burrows Michael T., Cunningham Paul N., Davies Andrew J., Desroy Nicolas, Edwards Hugh, Harris Daniel R., Hawkins Stephen J., Kerckhof Francis, Lima Fernando P., McGrath David, Meneghesso Claudia, Mieszkowska Nova, Nunn Julia D., Nunes Flavia, O’ Connor Nessa E., O’ Riordan Ruth M., Power Anne Marie, Seabra Rui, Simkanin Christina, Dubois Stanislas (2020). A broad-scale long-term dataset of Sabellaria alveolata distribution and abundance curated through the REEHAB (REEf HABitat) Project. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/72164 |
Dataset availability
Original dataset download link | https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/i928VftiljiB9Ii |
Dataset format | Delimited |
Public access | No limitations |
License for use | CC-BY 4.0 |
Type | Dataset |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.17882/72164 |
Locations
Map | © OpenStreetMap contributors |
Latitude north boundary | 68.930333 |
Longitude east boundary | 37.441406 |
Latitude south boundary | 27.575403 |
Longitude west boundary | -11.25 |
Data types, collection and processing
Observation type | inapplicable |
Parameter | Fish abundance in water bodies |
Data quality processing information | Quality controlled data |
Process information
Submitting organisation | Ifremer, Centre de Bretagne |
Submission identifier (UUID) | a53ad03f-3732-7323-3231-000000072164 |
Date of dataset creation | 2020-02-01 |
Date of dataset revision | 2022-02-21 |
Date of metadata creation | 2022-2-23 |
Date of metadata latest revision | 2022-05-17 |
Date of publishing | 2022-06-02 |
Processing data centre | Ifremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea |
Summary record-ID | 1033 |